China Women's Hockey Team Bio
The China Women’s hockey team represents the People Republic of China in international field hockey competitions. They are ranked 8th in the World FIH rankings.
History
The women’s hockey team was established in the late 1980s and has been fairly successful since then. The hockey team is governed by Chinese Field Hockey Association.
Their first major tournament was the 1989 Asia Cup, where they emerged as winners and won the gold medal.
Achievements
Regulars in the World Cup since 1990, they are however yet to get some major silverware. Their best finish has been in the 1990 World Cup where they finished 3rd, winning the bronze medal.
Squad
The current squad is managed by Julia Walter and the head coach is Jamilon Mulders. The squad is as follows:-
2. Gu Bingfeng (CAP)
3. Song Xiaoming
7. Cui Qiuxia (CAP)
9. Xu Wenyu
10. Peng Yang
12. Guo Qiu
16. Ou Zixia (CAP)
17. Yong Jing
19. Zhang Xiaoxue
20. He Jiangxin
21. Liu Meng
22. Chen Yi (GK)
24. Wang Shumin
26. Chen Yang
27. Tu Yidan
28. Wu Qiong
31. Zhong Jiaqi
32. Ye Jiao
They are drawn alongside Netherlands, Italy, and South Korea in Pool A of the 2018 World Cup.